Amiga

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Amiga is a family of advanced 16/32-bit home computers developed by Commodore in the 1980s and early 1990s, renowned for their pioneering multimedia and gaming capabilities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf computer platform
home computer family
architecture 16/32-bit
commercialPeak early 1990s
late 1980s
countryOfOrigin United States
cpu Motorola 68000 family
developer Commodore Business Machines
Commodore International
discontinued mid-1990s
fileSystem Amiga Fast File System
firstModel Amiga 1000
firstModelReleaseDate 1985-07-23
graphicsChipset AGA
ECS
OCS
gui Workbench
inception 1985
influenced demoscene development practices
modern game consoles
multimedia PCs
kernel Exec
manufacturer Commodore International
marketSegment gaming
home computer
prosumer video
model Amiga 1000
Amiga 1200
Amiga 2000
Amiga 3000
Amiga 4000
Amiga 500
linked to: Commodore Amiga 500

Amiga 600
linked to: Commodore Amiga 600

Amiga CD32
linked to: Amiga

CDTV
multitaskingType preemptive multitasking
notableFeature advanced multimedia capabilities
blitter graphics processor
copper co-processor
custom audio chipset
custom graphics chipset
hardware sprites
preemptive multitasking
notableFor computer gaming
demoscene culture
video production
notableSoftware Deluxe Paint
LightWave 3D
Scala MM400
Video Toaster
os AmigaOS
soundCapability 4-channel 8-bit PCM audio
successor AROS-compatible systems
AmigaOne
linked to: AmigaOne computers

MorphOS-compatible systems

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Commodore Amiga 1000 series Commodore Amiga
linked to: Amiga
Commodore Amiga 500 family Commodore Amiga line
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IBM PC compatible competesWith Commodore Amiga computers
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Atari ST contemporaryWith Commodore Amiga
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AmigaOne computers successorOf Commodore Amiga computers
linked to: Amiga
AmigaOS platform Amiga
AmigaOS originalManufacturer Commodore Amiga
linked to: Amiga
Amiga model Amiga CD32
linked to: Amiga
Golden Axe platform Amiga
Road Rash II platform Amiga
Daimakaimura platform Amiga
subject linked to: Daimakaimura (Ghouls'n Ghosts)
Final Fight platform Commodore Amiga
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Original Chip Set usedInComputer Amiga CDTV
linked to: Amiga
Original Chip Set platform Commodore Amiga
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NewTek Video Toaster platform Commodore Amiga
linked to: Amiga
Kickstart usedOnPlatform Commodore Amiga
linked to: Amiga
Workbench developedFor Amiga computer line
linked to: Amiga
Workbench platform Amiga
Workbench runsOn Motorola 68000-based Amiga computers
linked to: Amiga
Amiga Fast File System (later versions) platform Amiga computers
linked to: Amiga
Agnus partOf Commodore Amiga architecture
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Agnus platform Amiga
Super Denise platform Amiga
Zorro III designedFor Amiga computers
linked to: Amiga
Exec platform Amiga computer
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Maniac Mansion platform Amiga
SCUMM platform Amiga
AGA platform Commodore Amiga
linked to: Amiga
Advanced Graphics Architecture platform Commodore Amiga
linked to: Amiga
AGA chipset generation platform Commodore Amiga
linked to: Amiga
Monkey Island platform Amiga
A500 family Amiga
A500 platform Amiga platform
linked to: Amiga
Denise designedFor Commodore Amiga computers
linked to: Amiga
Amiga Inc. knownFor Amiga computer platform
linked to: Amiga
Amiga Inc. associatedWith Amiga computer
linked to: Amiga
Amiga Inc. brand Amiga